Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Our preliminary findings suggest that supply chain resilience has been increasing in importance over time, but still remains secondary to the end goal embedded in the perfect order metric – the right product, to the right place, at the right time. However, supply chain resilience is more than just a concept to practitioners.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

With 30% of respondents indicating their organizations are suffering from an inability to assess risk across suppliers, many are investing in new strategies to minimize the frequency and impact of disruption. Effective supplier management will be agile enough to identify disruption and the impact it will have on suppliers and take action.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Throughout the supply chain, IoT devices monitor products as they move, tracking critical factors including transportation conditions and environmental parameters. In retail environments, IoT-enabled systems manage inventory levels and provide feedback about stock conditions, further enhancing the DPP’s accuracy.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Reason #4 Making key decisions by modelling the supply chain in Excel. Reason #5 Not having a supply chain risk management process. Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory. Reason #7 Making decisions based on bad data (supply chain data accuracy).

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2014

Unfortunately, most supply chain executives and their teams focus predominantly on just two factors, the tradeoffs between cost and service, with risk rarely entering the conversation — until a disruption occurs and then everyone goes into panic mode. And the first step is asking “What are the risks?”

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

For some customers, they manage the inventory using a vendor managed inventory program. In some case they manage inventory at the customer’s site. “We We don’t have one supply chain,” this vice president of supply chain explained to me, “we run very customized supply chains.”

Supply Chain Transformation 211

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Industry professionals have put in tireless hours and taken strategic measures to keep the supply chain moving and meet customer demand. Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities.

Material Savings 207

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2015

The value network of suppliers and logistics providers is largely managed by spreadsheets and email with no system of record for interactions. What is Risk Management? Impact of Supply Chain Disruptions. The most advanced risk management programs are deeply rooted in preventive measures.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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EcoVadis

JANUARY 8, 2015

Those with a proactive approach have proven themselves to be ahead of the curve and able to prove results not just in savings, but across other key business metrics. Conventional thinking about supply chains and supplier risk is outdated. Conventional Thinking is Outdated. How Do You Monitor?

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Such risks are on the rise. There is a constant push to free up working capital by leaning down on the inventories. Linear supply chains as we know them are turning into supply networks with more players and parties than ever before. Companies are spending more on outsourced products and services than in the past.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

Interestingly, the downshifts we observed in transportation metrics were much more muted in the last week of July, leaving open a possibility for a bit of recovery as we move towards peak season. Warehousing and Inventory metrics continue to buoy the logistics sector. Additional Supply Chain Matters Perspectives.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2016

Unfortunately, most supply chain executives and their teams focus predominantly on just two factors, the tradeoffs between cost and service, with risk rarely entering the conversation — until a disruption occurs and then everyone goes into panic mode. And the first step is asking “What are the risks?”

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Reason #3 Not having end-to-end supply chain visibility. Reason #4 Making key decisions by modelling the supply chain in Excel. Reason #5 Not having a supply chain risk management process. Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory. I’ll tell them what they are getting.”This

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 18, 2022

Supply chain planning and response management technology provider Kinaxis announced this week the completion of the acquisition of MPO , a provider of a B2B SaaS based platform supporting multi-party orchestration of order fulfillment, inventory and transportation services management.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2016

You can use network design models, company KPIs and other metrics to get a holistic look at your supply chain. Examples: moving inventory to alternate locations, changing supplier relationships. Visualization tools linked with supply chain models give you quick, aggregated views of the supply chain whenever you need it.

Modeling 70

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

If you were to add a subtitle to every supply chain professional’s job description it would be Risk Manager or Risk Mitigator. What are some of the biggest supply chain risks companies face today? Do we have the right Service Level Agreement metrics in place? At what cost?

Supply Chain 104

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HICX Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2023

SIM encompasses dynamic processes that enable organizations to track suppliers, evaluate their performance and review and perform activities such as supply chain risk management. Keep reading to find out how your organization can benefit from Supplier Information Management.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

At LogiChem, attendees interacted through roundtables and panel discussions on topics that identified best practices around inventory and supply chain metrics, third party logistics provider (3PL) management, rail logistics strategy to combat the driver shortage dilemma, and a host of other topics.

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DynaSys

APRIL 14, 2021

Covid-19 has changed the Supply Chain operation and it impacted what manufacturers produce, what they use to produce things and how they produce thus in a domino effect, impacting the distribution and delivery of the goods. Manufacturing has been a two headed monster in the disruption of the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 27, 2020

Supply management teams should be on the ready to receive notices, triage event impacts on the business, and rapidly engage supplier managers to investigate causes and cures. Leverage available event-sensing technology and have in place a disciplined, cross-functional supply chain risk management governance structure.

Price Reduction 132

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 2, 2020

Several articles and reference books have highlighted Joe’s procurement transformation accomplishments at Lucent Technologies, Juniper Networks, and in the area of Supply Chain Risk Management. We must be able to manage our supply base transparently and efficiently.

Sourcing Strategies 61

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

This section will cover JIT and outsourcing by Apple Inc, Supply Chain Risk Management by Cisco System, Technology Roadmap by Intel, Supply Chain Network Model by HP, Mass Customization by Dell and Quality Management by Sam Sung. Dell is one of the classic supply chain case studies of all time.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 2, 2016

no metrics, operate in functional silos). Simply put, if you don’t understand the root causes of poor supply chain visibility, you won’t know what corrective actions to take. Quantify the financial impact of poor supply chain visibility. Quantify the financial impact of poor supply chain visibility.

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Kinaxis

MAY 1, 2015

My inventory levels? The list goes on… we’ve only barely scratched the surface of the types of what-if analysis that supply chain professionals try to do every day. The challenge supply chain planners and analysts face every day is that the tools they are provided really don’t support what-if analysis.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

After all, how can you run a supply chain without it? Changes in demand, late shipments, quality issues, point of sale, weather patterns, production schedules and projected inventory positions are just some of the myriad of things you want to be able to see so you can make better and more informed decisions as a supply chain executive.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 8, 2019

This included: Developing playbooks and contingency plans to address your most pressing risks. Evaluate structural changes in your supply base that could reduce risk exposure. Go digital: Explore the potential of dedicated supply chain risk management solutions.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Lean speaks of the seven wastes: overproduction, unnecessary transportation, inventory, motion, defects, over processing, and waiting. They supply inventory to support the next week or two of a plant’s production schedule. Inventory is shuttled from the warehouse to the plant on a just-in-time, just-in-sequence basis.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

In this blog I will focus on first couple of sub process of demand planning cycle - 1) Setting up demand planning objectives and metrics for different business units/customers/key items/locations 2) Setting up the frequency of the forecasting process (create/review/publish) with the time horizons. Supply Chain Planning & Forecasting (59).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

That in-turn raises the challenge of the ability to manage inventories across cross-channel commerce, along with the ability to position and deploy inventory to the most profitable channel and associated store outlets. Enterprise Asset Management: IT Asset Management (57). Supply Chain Planning & Forecasting (59).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Demand planning is the most critical process in the CPG industry, since it drives all downstream processes (raw material/finished goods inventory planning, procurement planning, capacity planning, manpower planning, transportation planning, etc.) Enterprise Asset Management: IT Asset Management (57). Generic SCM (130).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 9, 2012

As a result, organizations end up either under stocked (that leads to lost customers) or overstocked (leading to unwanted inventory carrying costs). It is imperative then, that companies can no longer bank on traditional solutions that only track inventory and its associated cost within the companys boundaries. Generic SCM (130).

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Enterra Insights

MAY 12, 2020

Then, he writes, “Once these essential supply chains are identified, government officials should work with relevant business leaders to audit these networks, map them, and identify knowledge gaps. Many firms already dedicate considerable resources to supply chain risk management and data analytics.”

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

“OPEC and 10 producers outside the cartel, including Russia, agreed late last month to continue holding back nearly 2% of crude production from the global market through the end of [2018]…with the aim of alleviating a supply glut that has plagued oil markets since 2014,” according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal.

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